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The Administrator of Laguna Honda Hospital is hereby authorized to conduct a store or stores within the confines of said institution for the sale of candies, soft drinks and other foodstuffs, tobacco, and sundries, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The Administrator of Laguna Honda Hospital shall supervise the management and operation of the store. He or she shall be the custodian or shall appoint from the hospital staff a custodian of all funds, merchandise, property, and equipment of said store.
(b) The Administrator shall be authorized to collect and deposit all proceeds from the store sales in a bank or banks as he or she may select.
(c) The Administrator and his or her representative may draw checks on the bank accounts for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, contractual services, and other obligations properly charged to the store operation.
(d) The Administrator shall be authorized to assign personnel from other services within the hospital to operate the store, as required.
(e) The Administrator is also authorized to install vending machines with the approval of the Director of Public Health and the City Purchaser in various locations throughout the hospital for the convenience of the patients, visitors, and employees.
(f) Proceeds from the sales of said vending machines shall be deposited in the store fund.
(g) The net proceeds arising from the operation of the store and vending machines shall be used upon the recommendation of the Administrator of Laguna Honda Hospital and the approval of the Director of Public Health for such things as may be for the general welfare of the patients of Laguna Honda Hospital, directly or indirectly, which are not provided for them by other appropriations.
(h) The Controller periodically may perform audits of the store's receipts, and the cost of such audits may be charged to the store's receipts.
(Added by Ord. 81-67, App. 3/27/67; amended by Ord. 166-13, File No. 130541, App. 8/2/2013, Eff. 9/1/2013)
No person, firm or corporation shall loan equipment or other personal property to the City and County or any officer or employee thereof for the use of the City and County on a trial basis, and no department, officer or employee of the City and County is authorized to use, accept, possess or receive for or on behalf of the City and County, any article of equipment or other personal property for use on a trial basis without the prior approval of the Purchaser and, unless and until the owner of said equipment or personal property shall first execute, sign and deliver to the head of the department in which said equipment or personal property is to be so used, an agreement in writing, in a form to be first approved by the City Attorney, that the owner of said equipment or other personal property shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City and County of San Francisco and its officers and employees from and against all claims, actions, and liability arising out of loss, theft, or destruction of, or injury or damage to, said personal property from every cause whatsoever, including negligent act or omission of said City and County or its officers or employees while said property is in the possession or control of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 117-64, App. 5/4/64; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)
Real and personal property belonging to, or subject to the control of, any City and County department, board, commission or authority shall only be used to advance or promote public programs or other purposes which have been duly authorized by the appropriate public agency. Upon finding that a City and County official or employee has engaged in activities prohibited by this Section, that official or employee shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Charter.
(Added by Ord. 7-86, App. 1/17/86)
(a) No advertising of cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on any property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco, except as stated in subsections (c) and (d) below. For purposes of this Section 4.20, "alcoholic beverage" shall be as defined in California Business and Professions Code section 23004 and shall not include cleaning solutions, medical supplies, and other products and substances not intended for drinking.
(b) This prohibition shall include the placement of the name of a company producing cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages, or the name of any cigarette or tobacco product or alcoholic beverages, in any promotion of any event or promotion of any product or beverage on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco.
(c) All leases, permits, or agreements awarded by the City and County of San Francisco allowing any person to use City property shall specifically provide that there shall be no advertising of cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages as set forth in this Section 4.20. These prohibitions on advertising shall only apply to those leases, permits, or agreements entered into, renewed, or materially amended from and after the effective date of the ordinance establishing the prohibition.
(d) City property used for operation of a restaurant, concert or sports venue, or other facility or event where the sale, production, or consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted, shall be exempt from the alcoholic beverage advertising prohibition in subsections (a) through (c) above, but the prohibition may be made applicable by lease, permit, or agreement.
(a) As provided by Section 611 of the San Francisco Planning Code, which was adopted by the voters in November 2002, new general advertising signs that are visible to the public are prohibited on the exterior of any City-owned building after March 5, 2002.
(b) No increase in the number of general advertising signs shall be allowed on street furniture, including transit shelters, kiosks, benches and newspaper racks, over the number authorized by City law and negotiated under the provisions of City contracts that were in effect as of January 1, 2008. These limitations shall apply to any successor contracts.
(c) The term "general advertising sign" shall have the meaning set forth in Section of the Planning Code.
(Added by Proposition E, App. 11/5/2009)
The Convention Facilities Director, with the approval of the Director of Administrative Services, upon the cancellation of an advance reservation for space in the Civic Auditorium and the Moscone Convention Center, or either of them, and for which a money deposit has been made, is empowered to refund such deposit, in whole or in part, provided the Convention Facilities Director determines the best interests of the City and County will be served thereby and there is deducted from such refund any loss or expense suffered by the City and County. Refund of deposits shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Controller.
(Formerly Sec. 10.43-5; added by Ord. 619-59, App. 12/1/59; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; amended and renumbered by Ord. 315-00, File No. 001910, App. 12/28/2000)
Where the City provides parking to City employees or to City tenants at facilities under the City's management or control, the City may charge the following monthly fee for parking to those employees or tenants:
The price of a Municipal Railway monthly pass plus $10.00, or the existing amount being charged as of May 31, 2004, whichever is higher.
This section shall not apply to parking facilities under the management or control of the San Francisco Parking Authority, the Airport, or the Port.
(Added by Ord. 182-04, File No. 040743, 7/22/2004)
The Recreation and Park Department is authorized to approve, or enter into, an agreement for the naming of the City-owned sports stadium located at Candlestick Point, at Jamestown Street and Harney Way, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. It shall be City policy, subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the San Francisco Charter, that not less than fifty percent (50%) of the revenue received by the City from any such agreement shall be used to fund Recreation and Park Department Recreation Center Directors.
(Added by Proposition H, 11/2/2004; amended by Proposition C, App. 11/5/2009)
Each department shall prepare and submit by April 15th of each year a report to the Board of Supervisors and the Controller that identifies for the previous three fiscal years: 1) the value of any damage sustained to City real and personal property under the control of the department; 2) the amount billed or requested; 3) the amount of revenue recovered by the department, or other City department or agency on behalf of that department, from those responsible for the damage to City property; (4) amount outstanding and 5) number of claims sent to the City Attorney's Office.
(Added by Ord. 277-05, File No. 051285, App. 12/16/2005)
(a) Policy Goal. It shall be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco to endeavor to ensure that at least 30% of nonfictional persons in each of the following categories on property owned by the City be women: (1) depictions of historical figures in statues, monuments, memorials, plaques, and similar objects publicly recognizing historical figures; (2) names of City streets for historical figures; (3) names of City-owned buildings or designated rooms or spaces in those buildings for historical figures; and, (4) depictions of historical figures in other works of public art. This policy shall apply to City-owned streets and right-of-ways, parks, and other City-owned public open spaces, and areas of City buildings open to the public without an admission fee, but shall not apply to permanent or temporary collections of artwork displayed in City museums listed in Charter Section 5.102.
(b) Department Reports.
(1) By no later than October 1, 2019, the Arts Commission shall post on its website a list of all statues, monuments, memorials, plaques, similar objects, and other works of art described in subsection (a) that depict publicly recognizing historical figures; the Department of Public Works shall post on its website a list of all City streets named for historical figures; the City Administrator’s Office shall post on its website a list of all City-owned buildings or designated rooms or spaces in those buildings named for historical figures; and the Recreation and Park Department shall post on its website a list of all parks named for historical figures. After October 1, 2019, each of these departments shall update these lists on a quarterly basis.
(2) By no later than December 31, 2019, the Department on the Status of Women shall submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor regarding the proportion of women in each of the categories described in subsection (a). The Department on the Status of Women shall submit subsequent written reports by no later than December 31, 2020, and by December 31 every two years thereafter.
(Added by Ord. 243-18, File No. 170781, App. 10/26/2018, Eff. 11/26/2018)
(a) Findings.
Barbara Ann Taylor served as San Francisco City Hall bureau chief for KCBS Radio for more than 30 years, covering City Hall politics across seven different mayoral administrations, until her retirement in 2015, which earned her the title of “Dean of the City Hall Press Corps.” Taylor leveraged her experience as a political reporter to also co-write the Insider column and opinion pieces for the Hearst-owned San Francisco Examiner and to serve as on-air host for the televised weekly City Desk News.
Taylor adeptly and incisively covered the biggest news stories of her time, including the shocking assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk; the Jonestown massacre, which changed the course of politics in San Francisco; the Loma Prieta earthquake, the largest natural disaster to strike the City in over 80 years; and San Francisco’s groundbreaking and revolutionary issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples, paving the way for legalizing gay marriage. Taylor covered these events and many others, large and small, with a skilled professionalism that set the standard for countless other journalists.
Utilizing her fearlessness, tenacity, street smarts, and gut instincts, Taylor ferreted out stories and cut through the codswallop, providing her listeners with news stories that were relevant, accurate, balanced, and timely, earning her numerous awards for her news coverage, both as an individual reporter and as a member of a team unit, including the Peabody and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards and six national Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) “Edward R. Murrow” awards for overall excellence.
At once empathetic and hard-hitting in her beat reporting, Taylor threaded her stories with human interest, fairness, and profound integrity, earning the respect of her subjects and colleagues alike, and becoming a role model and subject matter expert even to those competitors wise enough to watch and learn from the best in the business.
Accompanied by her canine companion, Tanner, Taylor often held court in her City Hall press room office and recording studio, hosting a steady stream of elected officials, legislative aides, City Hall flaks, lobbyists, activists, political gadflies, and bureaucrats eager to get their say on the stories she was working on.
When politicians tried to avoid being peppered with her pointed questions or her dogged inquiries, Taylor knew where to track them down, lying in wait with microphone in hand by their parked car, on a back staircase, or at their favorite after-hours (or occasional lunchtime) watering hole.
A consummate beat reporter, Taylor knew when to hold tight to information given to her in confidence, when to use it for background, and when to roll it out, earning her the trust of valuable sources, which ultimately benefited her listeners, viewers, and readers, who came to depend on her ability to competently and confidently report the news with context and authority, often in real time.
After diligently reporting on the work and words of seven mayors and dozens of members of the Board of Supervisors, as well as covering tens of thousands of hours of public meetings, thousands of press conferences, and hundreds of public protests, Taylor had one of the longest tenures of any individual consistently working under the City Hall dome and recording history as it unfolded.
(b) Barbara A. Taylor Press Room. The City Hall Press Room is named the Barbara A. Taylor Press Room.
(c) Signage. By no later than February 1, 2022, the City Administrator shall install lettering on the glass portion of the door to the City Hall Press Room identifying the room as the Barbara A. Taylor Press Room. The size and style of the lettering shall be consistent with the size and style of lettering used on doors throughout City Hall.
(Added by Ord. 215-21, File No. 211029, App. 11/26/2021, Eff. 12/25/2021)
(a) Findings. Burk E. Delventhal, known to all as Buck, joined the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office as a Deputy City Attorney in June 1970, and faithfully served the City and County of San Francisco in that capacity for more than 49 years, until October 2019, when he retired due to a sudden illness and tragically passed away shortly after. During his storied career, Buck served under four City Attorneys and provided legal advice to 10 Mayors, 93 members of the Board of Supervisors, and countless other City officers, employees, commissions, departments and City-related agencies.
Buck was a bastion of the City Attorney’s Office and a central figure in City government for nearly half a century – almost half the time City Hall itself has stood on this site. Buck, who was regarded as the oracle of the City Charter, played a critical role in nearly every major legal issue to face San Francisco during that time. Wrestling with the impacts of Proposition 13 on local government, working through the complicated issues surrounding Supervisor Dan White’s resignation and the tragic assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, aiding in the desegregation of the Police and Fire Departments, drafting the City’s domestic partnership ordinance and helping shape the equal benefits ordinance, helping (twice) to keep the San Francisco Giants from leaving town, advising on the legal issues involved in becoming a sanctuary city — Buck’s deft legal and personal touch steered all of these matters, and many more.
Buck’s keen intellect, legal acumen, and encyclopedic knowledge of municipal law and state and local history were complemented by a host of personal qualities that in part explained his reputation as a legal lion in the public realm and his stature as the go-to lawyer for the City’s toughest legal questions. He was a beacon of integrity and honesty, with no personal agenda beyond his commitment to principles of fair play and democratic self-governance and providing the best possible objective legal advice, which has become a hallmark of the City Attorney’s Office. His unassuming grace, easy smile, eternal optimism, and boundless energy – along with his simple, bedrock humanity – endeared him to his colleagues, his clients, and the public alike. He was beloved by many, and respected by all.
Buck was the consummate teacher, willing to share his knowledge, experience, and insights at every opportunity. As the City Attorney’s Office’s representative, he played a key role for many years in the work of the City Attorneys’ Department of the League of California Cities, the County Counsels Association of California and the International Municipal Lawyers Association, and was widely sought after and recognized throughout California and the country for his expertise in municipal law. During his decades of public service for the City, Buck was an inspiring and treasured mentor for generations of lawyers in the City Attorney’s Office, and for aspiring lawyers at the University of California Hastings College of Law, where he was an adjunct professor for many years. In addition to his love of the law, Buck was widely known for regaling colleagues, clients, and anyone else willing to listen with tales of his City Hall experiences, arcane details about San Francisco history and its neighborhoods, book recommendations on every imaginable topic, speaking many languages fluently, and, as a long-time member of the South End Rowing Club, extolling the benefits of early morning Bay swimming and luring as many colleagues as possible into the cold waters.
In 2013, the International Municipal Lawyers Association awarded Buck its highest honor, the Charles S. Rhyne Lifetime Achievement Award. That same year, the California State Bar’s Public Law Section awarded Buck the Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award, regarded as the highest honor a governmental lawyer in California can receive. In 2000, and again in 2013, in Resolution Nos. 560-00 and 407-13, the Board of Supervisors honored Buck’s extraordinary achievements and service to the City by designating a day as Buck Delventhal Day in San Francisco.
The rotunda on the second floor of City Hall is an appropriate location to honor Buck Delventhal’s legacy. The second-floor rotunda stands between the Board of Supervisors legislative chamber and the Mayor’s Office, symbolically bridging the two centers of power in City government, and is often at the center of activity in City Hall, just as Buck so often was in his years of service to the City.
(b) Buck Delventhal Rotunda. The rotunda on the second floor of City Hall, between the elevator bank to the south, the staircase to the east, the former telephone alcove to the north, and the Board of Supervisors legislative chamber to the west, is named the Buck Delventhal Rotunda.
(c) Signage. By no later than June 30, 2020, the City Administrator shall erect a plaque in or around the Buck Delventhal Rotunda stating the name of the rotunda, with a brief description appropriately recognizing Buck Delventhal’s contributions to the City. The City Administrator shall have discretion to determine the precise location of the plaque, and its size, design and content.
(Added by Ord. 34-20, File No. 191256, App. 2/21/2020, Eff. 3/23/2020)
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